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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 37394" data-attributes="member: 2672">This may come across as a little blunt, but your issue here is your confidence and perception of what is happeningTo make only 5 applications last year and to "only reach the second stage for two of them" is actually an incredibly success rate. Based on that percentage rate you are way ahead of the general application pool.It is strange that you also don't see those applications as your first official year of "really trying" - you clearly did really try last year with the applications you submitted if you spent 3 weeks on them each and had the success you had! I do agree with you that three weeks is far too long and probably unproductive so I think it will be important to get this time down.Did you have the same issue with writing university assessments or with your LPC? If not, I wonder if there is something you can take from that to help you focus.Just some initial ideas to help you focus on getting your ideas down on paper:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Write down key words or phrases for each answer - this may help you then start a flow of writing</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Potentially set yourself a strict deadline for each of the stages of your approach, e.g. plan by this date, first draft a day later, friend to review by the end of that week, redraft by the weekend.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may also want to give yourself a strict time deadline to answer a question. For instance, if an answer to a question is 300 words, could you get that done in 30-45 minutes after your plan?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Once you have done your plan, maybe take an initial break from it and then try to actually write it with a fresh mind rather than when you have already been sat there thinking about it for some time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Save your answers somewhere suitable so that you can reference them when making similar applications with similar questions.</li> </ul>Other people might have some other ideas for how to tackle this too.My main thing I would want you to take away though is that clearly your answers are of a high standard - you got to the second stage in 40% of last year's applications! I suspect that is probably 2-4 times the amount of the average applicant!</blockquote>

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